Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia retusa O.E.Schulz

First published in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 7: 20 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Leeward Islands. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Leeward Is.

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Golding, J. & Wasshausen, D.C. (2002). Begoniaceae, edition 2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 43: 1-289.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 27, 2018 Corcoran, M.R. [UKOTsLC 0100] Montserrat K:SPC-67041.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0